Scott Arboretum | Garden Practices

The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College

Visit
- - - Visit Our “Garden of Ideas”
      
      Hours
      Dawn to Dusk, 365 days a year
      Office Hours
      Monday through Friday,
      8:30 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
Support
- - - Support the Arboretum
      
      Your support helps us delight, inspire, and educate the public. Donations, membership, and proceeds from special events helps us to create beautiful horticultural displays and educational programming.
Education & Events
- - - Programming & Events for All Ages
      
      We are proud to offer in-person and virtual programming for adults, students, families, and children. Whether you are looking for something recreational or educational, there is a program for you.
Get Involved
- - - Learn & Grow With Us
      
      Help us maintain our gardens and plant collections by getting involved with the Arboretum.
About
- - - A “Garden of Ideas”
      
      The Scott Arboretum cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences.

Visit
- - - Visit Our “Garden of Ideas”
      
      Hours
      Dawn to Dusk, 365 days a year
      Office Hours
      Monday through Friday,
      8:30 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
Support
- - - Support the Arboretum
      
      Your support helps us delight, inspire, and educate the public. Donations, membership, and proceeds from special events helps us to create beautiful horticultural displays and educational programming.
Education & Events
- - - Programming & Events for All Ages
      
      We are proud to offer in-person and virtual programming for adults, students, families, and children. Whether you are looking for something recreational or educational, there is a program for you.
Get Involved
- - - Learn & Grow With Us
      
      Help us maintain our gardens and plant collections by getting involved with the Arboretum.
About
- - - A “Garden of Ideas”
      
      The Scott Arboretum cultivates a variety of plants that create some of the region’s most intimate, authentic, and accessible horticultural experiences.

Garden Practices

Peonia ‘Harlequin’ has a smaller flower.

May 13, 2020 in #BranchOut, Garden Plants, Garden Practices / 2 Comments

#BranchOut: Caring for Peonies Year Round

Yellow tulips in bloom in the Dean Bond Rose Garden.

April 29, 2020 in #BranchOut, Garden Plants, Garden Practices / 0 Comments

#BranchOut: Spring Bulbs

good food garden

August 14, 2018 in Food Gardening, Garden Practices / 4 Comments

Lessons from A Summer in the Veggie Gardens

Gravel Garden

August 1, 2018 in Garden Design, Garden Practices / 5 Comments

Gravel Gardening: Swarthmore Entrance Rock

September 20, 2017 in Garden Practices / 0 Comments

Tree Preservation Efforts: Hydrovac Excavation

September 7, 2017 in Garden Practices, Happenings, Sustainability Topics / 0 Comments

Tree Protection Zone

February 9, 2016 in Garden Practices / 0 Comments

What’s Old Will be New Again

January 6, 2016 in Garden Plants, Garden Practices / 2 Comments

Clematis Pruning: The Early Years

December 16, 2015 in Garden Practices, Pests & Diseases, Sustainability Topics / 1 Comment

What is that smell?

August 20, 2015 in Garden Design, Garden Plants, Garden Practices, Pests & Diseases, Special Interest, Sustainability Topics / 7 Comments

Beyond Beauty: Why your Rose Garden needs more then Roses